⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
+6Q125-18
-8Q219-26
-1Q318-18
-5Q420-24
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
9Steals5
24Assists16
21Points off turnovers14
15Turnovers19
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
